Did you all enjoy Ponniyan Selvan (#PS1)? I've been riding the hype train lately. Hope you all like this unique story, set during a fascinating, conflict-ridden period in Indian history!
What is telugu prince?? How??.stop this nonsense tell in vedio . Chalukya Kannada empire.. Eastern chalukya is branch of mighty chalukya empire... Chalukya prince immadi pulikeshi defeat the telugu andhra ishkavaku.. Conquer vengi province... After fall pulikeshi empire.. esatren region chalukya independent.. from West.. Eastern and west both are Kannada empire there is nothing telugu prince
Chola built angkor wat world biggest temple, cholas map occupied many place you not showing how cholas flying and going stupid show correctly ok, cholas trade with 2 side of the world china and Pompeii.
ruclips.net/video/OJbsa7lkIws/видео.html This show how strong cholas cheras pandiyas 3 Tamil king. Total India defeated under ruled by Maurya empire. When Maurya empire touch Tamil Nadu 3 king join and killed millions of Maurya people and defeated, left side till maharashtra right side above kaliga Maurya empire run away Tamil give freedom to kalinga.
@@SafavidAfsharid3197 More like a footnote compared to how much we study about the Mughals. But your point is true, Kalinga is only mentioned when someone defeats it (like Ashoka).
Lol I have learnt more about cholas Pandyas and Chalukyas on the Internet rather than history books. Wiki has better information that the history books of india. Indian history books mainly focus on guptas, mauryas, Rajputs and the Marathas… then Delhi sultanate and the Mughals and the British… South Indian kingdoms barely make a paragraph if not “ did you know!? “ box. And I am South Indian… so yeah… barely learnt anything about my ancestors
To learn at a deep level you have to opt for higher education in history. Which more than half of South Indians have not read! You come here and complain. Including Islamophobics of another level. Those who studied it beyond school had to study these empires in depth. Also, those that studied them, did not call it boring subjects then. So, you don't get depth in school; you get to read all history in basics. School wasn't wrong your taste in learning has changed.
How come we never learned about this great king and his achievements in my school days. I studied in Chennai, and I remember that the great Chola kingdom was just a 12 lines paragraph in my history book that had individual chapters on Akbar, Babur, Aurengjeb, Gandhi, Nehru, Ashoka, WW1 and WW2. It is a shame how much our own history was nothing but a ignored text in the history books of our own country.
Indian History was written by Europeans during colonial period. And now by Leftist Trash "Intellectuals" at JNU. Hopefully things change for the better.
@@ravirustam depends on which board. I did CBSE in Coimbatore, and had nothing about the Cholas. I remember extensive coverage of Delhi Sultanate, Mughals, French revolution, Russian revolution and n@zi germany
All of them are also part of indian history though. Akber is as much as part of indian history as chola empire is. We can't erase or hide history, whether we like it or not, politics or ideology like hindutva is islamism shouldn't effect history.
Amazing, Kulottunga Chola was a contemporary to Emperor Alexius who also saved the Byzantine Empire from Turkic and Norman invasions. Also a contemporary of William the Conqueror as well, I suppose the 11th century was just a time of great monarchs.
@@BrokeBillionare Please search with Kulothunga I - wikipedia give a details information about him and his Chola empire that includes many many northern Indian territories and South East Asian countries with many books and inscription references from both Chola and Chalukiya sides. Remember he was a Chola crown Prince by adoption when he born at Chola (Father Venki Mother Chola) Empire Capital at Gangai Konda Cholapuram - he was adopted by his grand mother (Emperor Rajendra Chola I's wife) he grown up and trained in Chola empire and he was legal heir. Very interesting and illustrious emperor Kulothunga I was.
Chalukyas (even though they got split into two )kannada based Kings were never defeated(may be because of good brotherhood relation) the cholas went in other directions for conquering
I was fascinated to read about him. He inherited the throne from his mother's side but was a true chola. Very underrated Emperor and prevented the collapse of chola empire for another 100 years.
Technically he did not inherit from his mother. Since he was born resembling his late grandfather, he was adopted by his grandmother. He inherited the throne as the adopted son of his late grandfather, not as his grandson.
@user-st3bm4fu6i Europa varalaru le enne periya mairyu special? Ulagom ode varalaru naa China, Japan, Africa ella theringuvechi-konum! China,Japan etc Patti nalla Kattukonum.
There is a Tamil literature work on the war between Kalinga and the Chola Empire witnessed and written by Jayamkondaar named "Kalingattuparani". The details are so intricate. Usually, "Parani" will be named after the defeated Kingdom and it will only be written for the one who neutralizes a 1000 elephant.
Is there an English translation available? I am currently reading English translation of Ponni's Selvan and loving it. Would love to read another Tamil epic.
Kalingattuparani is highly exaggerated poem. Kalinga retaliates it defeat on Kalinga and ganga dynasty captured chola territory . Raja ganga dev Even married daughter of kulotunga chola rajasundari. And the king mentioned in kalingattuparani was kalinga king anantavarman ChodaGanga dev. Who never fled from battle as written in kavya they just taken back their captured territory .
I wish. But I am from tamil nadu and I did not know about this. South Indian culture is absolutely neglected here in India. I do hope a lot of people get to learn about how great our ancestors were.
Amazing! Never heard of this genius king before today. The Cholas were the only contemporary Indian maritime power to spread the Indic sphere of influence as far as the Philippines if I am not wrong. Thank you for this wonderful narrative and please keep up the good work.
This is such a brilliant video. Indians need to know more of this. Additionally, Visakhapatnam/Vizagapatam/Vizag was once known as Kulottungacholapattinam, after this very king.
@@Abhil295 Well, that's a little bit iffy. Vizag was invaded many times. The last known legend before the Brits came by was that there's a temple of Lord Visakha or in some cases Vaisakha or Vaisakhi that is now drowned in the sea. I do not know who was the ruling king then, but I think it should be the Vijayanagara Empire. Another legend that's possible is a Buddhist monastery that was found in the city, under the patronage of Visakha. Too many stories of origin, not sure which is actually true.
@@AniruddhNadimpalliGKNL . Rashtrakutas, Chaulakyas, Kadambas were all Kannada empires. The entire Maharashtra was once a Kannada speaking Land ruled by Kannadiga empires. Marathi itself is relatively new.
@@AniruddhNadimpalliGKNL.shud read about Kannada warriors like Kitturu Rani Chennamma, Kempegowda, Sangolli Rayanna, Queen of Ullal. Kannada Indian Army Generals CM Cariappa and General Thimmayya won us Indian Independence. Kannada Pride.
Im Greek and recently i m reading about indian history which is very impressive. Sadly here we know nothing about this great part of human history. Hope my indian brothers can reach their former glory in the future
So true. Indian civilisation was at par with ancient greek civilisation. I hope greece goes to their glory once again. I'm quite fascinated by ancient greece as well.
I am so glad that the real history of India is being known to everybody . Thank you Sir . Indian History always fascinated me. Since very early classes I have been searching and learning about all those deservings history apart from textbooks. Nothing make me more exciting than piece of information on True History ❤
I really appreciate what you have accomplished. Being a history aficionado it's a breath of fresh air to see some content related to Tamil kings finally gaining some traction. I am a Tamilian myself. As much as I appreciate the gaga around Cholas lately, I'd be really glad to see some content on pandyas, Cheras, Pallavas and Kallabhras. Pandayans in particular, as they were the sworn arch-rivals of Cholas and we're arguably the most ancient dynasty of the Indian subcontinent itself. After Cholas ousted the Pandyan kings, the latter lived inconspicuously for several centuries and rose in ranks as feudal lords. Eventually to beat their Chola contemporaries and revive Madurai as their capital. I really wish to see content on this. Please do consider and keep up the great work. Cheers mate! Already forwarding your channel's link to my friends and family who also happen to be history buffs, much akin to me.
i think more than any of the empires, Vijayanagara Empire is known the most and Emperor Krishna Deva Raya is still talked about among people in all of the subcontinent. He was the last emperor who could challenge the invaders.....though bro, indian, why are putting tamilian.
@@charvaka5705 nothing wrong in saying Tamil, Telugu, etc. India is a multicultural country. Labelling everyone with one name hides the diverse culture and history. India is only 75 years old. Tamil history is more than 2500 years old. Of course, people will identify themselves as Tamils, Punjabis, Marathis, Bengali, etc.
@@தமிழோன் What do you mean by that India is 75 year old?! Bharata/Jambhudweepa has been existing since 10000 years, from the times of the Mahabharata, Ramayana and the great empires and kingdoms like Mauryan, Gupta, Pandya, Satvahana, Kushan, Kalinga, Vanga....all of the mahajanapadas since ancient times have been connected to each other, each of them have been sharing the same history and culture. Saying india 75 years old is like letting the british and the westerners spit on your and you happily licking it. Bharata is older than Lord Krishna, Lord Ram and Lord Buddha. And maybe tamil histroy is 2500 years old, then what about the histroy of Magadha? the oldest of all the janapadas and the greatest mahajanapadas? do bengalis called themselves that? NO, I being a bengali myself recognized myself as an bhartiya! and fyi, your history may be 2500 but bharata is 10000 years old to which no group can hold a candle to...unless you have been heavily brainwashed by the aryan invasion myth made up by the british empire...and swallowed everything those crooked politicians fed you in your home state. Damn those are real crooks.
@@charvaka5705 Oh my gosh, I meant India as a unified country. All those kingdoms you mentioned were independent countries before. They might be allies but not connected to each other. If that’s they case, then why did they waged war against each other and expanded their territories?
The Chola Empire never captured the whole of Sri Lanka, they could capture only the northern province. Don't falsely marked the whole of Sri Lanka as a chola colonial empire. It's wrong to do it, it's just a lie
It's really refreshing to see such well-produced, highly informative and easily consumable videos on oft overlooked parts of Indian history, especially South Indian history. Keep up the amazing work!
@@OddCompass Chaulakyas Kadambas were Kannada empire. Why did you manipulate them into non-Kannadigas ? Kannada is Kannada. Rashtrakutas were Kannadigas.
@@OddCompass you can make a video on Kannada warriors like Kempegowda, Sangolli Rayanna, CM Cariappa, General Thimmayya who won us Indian Independence. General Thimmayya was the only Indian ( a Kannadiga) to fight in World War 2. He was SC Bose's right hand.
@@cholansivakumar3801 yes like oxygen was not oxygen before is called oxygen. India i.e bharat existed before 1947. Stop seeing yourself as more Tamilian and less Indian aur Bharatiya...
Thank you so much for sharing this story of Kulothunga Chola. I never got good sources on the internet to know about him. You see, I studied in a cbse school. The school books have got just a line saying that cholas, cheras and pandyas were ruling the south. That's all ! They were a prominent kingdom in the world history itself ! Why are they not being mentioned in Indian school textbooks ? So not just India, but the whole world history needs to to have this prominent chapter about at least the later cholas of 1000s who dominated the world in various aspects. Yeah, this needs to be taken seriously and done !
shud read about Kannada warriors like Kitturu Rani Chennamma, Kempegowda Sangolli Rayanna, Queen of Ullal. Kannada Indian Army Generals CM Cariappa and General Thimmayya won us Indian Independence
That's a fictional one. Great achievements of cholas never gonna be released in cinemas. All they wanted to hide the original story and directing the movies with fictional story
This channel needs many many more subs. Like we didnt went even this deep in our history classes on Hindu kings compared to mughals & biritish. Definitely learned a lot.
in spite of studying history as a subject for entire school primary, high school we were never mentioned of the Vengi kingdom or any other great kings in our books, what a shame!!! thanks for this.
Finally a recognition occured which TAMIL's really deserved. No other king has achieved like chozas did. Please do one video about Choza conquest Pala empire for Ganges. It's truly inspiring story.
Cholas are not tamils, they are rajput ( Kshatriya Varna) ... They are Telugu rajput.. ( varmas) Since chola and eastern chalukya are same kulam, Eastern chalukya prince rajendra chalukya titled as kulam uthunga chola.which means continuer of kulam or race..
@@TruthSpeaker2000 good joke brother... You don't know choza's history we'll go and study well. Chozha is a tamizhilian and his root from thuraiyur (Trichy) and moved to Tanjore (thanjaore) in Tamilnadu ....If he was Telugu then why all letters in Tanjore temple was in Tamizhil 😉..... plz don't try to spread the wrong info about the great kingdom 🙏...
For those who don't know, Kulottunga was born as Rajendra Chalukya to RajaRaja Narendra and Ammanga Devi (daughter of Rajendra Chola) and just like his father did (named after Raja Raja Chola), adorned the name of his grandfather Rajendra. However, in the process of claiming the Chola throne, he renamed himself Kulottunga Chola - exalter of the Chola race - and so he did.
Rashtrakutas, Chaulakyas, Kadambas were all Kannada empires. The entire Maharashtra was once a Kannada speaking Land ruled by Kannadiga empires. Marathi itself is relatively new.
shud read about Kannada warriors like Kitturu Rani Chennamma, Kempegowda Sangolli Rayanna, Queen of Ullal. Kannada Indian Army Generals CM Cariappa and General Thimmayya won us Indian Independence. Kannada Pride.
Thank you so much for unravelling the unspoken great histories from the past ! I think you are not Indian ! Thank you so much for bringing out the history that need to be spoken out proudly by the tamils !🔥🔥🔥🔥
I learnt about south Indian kings im my tamil literature classes during my schooling.... The history was recorded in form of poems that we learnt.... Unfortunately i didn't learn about them during my history classes
Excellent video on a much ignored, but historically important, south Indian monarch. I really think that you have one of the best youtube channels in English featuring people and events from Tamil / south Indian history. The imperial Cholas are little known outside of India although they constituted one of the great dynasties of the Indian subcontinent. Another period that would be wonderful to explore would be that of the Tamil Sangam Age (300BC-300AD). Little known is that in this period south Indian society was dominated by a warrior class with a fierce heroic culture and code of honour, and with colourful pre and post battle customs and rituals. The period saw the genesis of south Indian martial arts (Varma ati, silambam, kalarippayattu) and, like the Japanese samurai, there were even forms of martial suicide. Archaeology has also revealed that some sword blades used were made from unusually high quality steel. The Cholas, Pandyas and Cheras (and their various feudatories) were in frequent or incessant conflict, and many of the kings (such as Karikalan, Senguttuvan or Neduncheliyan) glorified through war poetry. There are many accessible books on Sangam Age heroic poetry, and on ancient Tamil society and history in general which give a vivid picture of the martial elite and their internecine cattle raiding and wars. I have myself done many years of research into the warfare of those times.
As a Sri Lankan sinhalese i would like to point out that the names such as Kulathunga (kulottunga), Kulasekara are used as family names of several sinhalese families up to date interestingly. And also the kings of the tamil Jaffna kingdom also had similar names.
@Jeewantha isuru bandara;But the sad irony 😭you people killed GINOCIDE TAIMLS AND MODERN CHOLA LTTE🐅🐅🐅🐅🐅🐅🐅🐅🐅🐅🐅 🤬 Merrcylessly that tooo can't make it your self collaboration with 21 countries and cut all the supplies,used banned missiles and now due to that karma whole country is suffering and going to be enslaved bu china 🙏
@@jaganathanb4852 I don't want tobe biased to any side. Both sinhalese and tamils suffered from war. Many innocent tamil as well as sinhalese civilians died from it. Both sides commited crimes. LTTE also did no good for tamils. If you think so please thoroughly go through the unbiased documentaries available. So many civilians were killed by LTTE by bombings and also by invading border villages at night. Simply google. If you are stupid enough to compare Cholas with a terrorist organization such as LTTE, you are doing such a shame to Chola dynasty. Because of the actions of the LTTE, the actual possibility for a political solutions for tamils in Sri Lanka vanished. If you can't believe me since i,m a Sinhalese just ask this from a tamil based outside of North and East in Sri Lanka. Further do you know that many tamils in Sri Lanka lives outside of Northe and East with Sinhalese in harmony? I actually have so many tamil and muslim friends from my school days we studied together. So before commenting these kind of things get your act together and do some research.
@@jeewanthaisurubandara3916 Ltte is a terrorist org.? We'll, that's what you sinhalese claim for centuries.... If ltte is a terrorist organisation then let it be like that .. but it was backed up by 90% of tamils... And don't Equalizer the crimes of Sinhalese army with LTTE... There was 0 rap cases by LTTE bu and are you going to deny the massacre, a pogrom of Sinhalese towards tamil ... It is because of your Sinhalese my father had to escape Lanka... My cousins who are studying in SL are still being discrimination just because they are tamils.... And you r here saying there's like b4 now ..... Such an ignorant piece of human.... You killed more than a lakh and tried to wipe out a culture.... Now look at your country.... Now reap what you sowed...
Rashtrakutas, Chaulakyas, Kadambas were all Kannada empires. The entire Maharashtra was once a Kannada speaking Land ruled by Kannadiga empires. Marathi language itself is relatively new.
shud read about Kannada warriors like Kitturu Rani Chennamma, Kempegowda Sangolli Rayanna, Queen of Ullal. Kannada Indian Army Generals CM Cariappa and General Thimmayya won us Indian Independence
the thing i love about history is how one man can make so much difference on an entire empire. its interesting how a kingdom could be at the brink of collapse and 1 confident leader turns that kingdom into an empire and vice versa an empire can collapse because of 1 powerful enemy
@@mayankbisht7691 Depends. Democracy tends to systematize a certain kind of leadership. That's good for consistency, but also bad for flexibility. If you need some radical shifts, democracy tends to impede that. Otoh systems like monarchy are like gambling, you never know what you'll get.
I am a india🇮🇳 in Tamilnadu. I love ❤ my kings 👑 . They are ruled and brave, stronger, intelligent, motivator, good character, respect people, improved the culture and economy.
This video does a great job covering an important period in Chola history. But it is important to remember that the movie Ponniyin Selvan (and the novel it is based on) take place in an earlier period of Chola rule during the reign of Sundara Chola. The younger son of the emperor, who is leading an army in Sri Lanka in the story, is the one who would later rule as Raja Raja Cholan or Ponniyin Selvan (son of the river Ponni). Both are central characters in the movie and novel and the whole plot of the novel is about the early days of Raja Raja Chola and a conspiracy to overthrow the Cholas. Just important to remember to distinguish the subject of this video from the plot of the movie PS-1.
@@Thatonlyone678 The historical period it takes place in and some of the characters such as the emperor Sundara Cholan and his children were real people, but the story is fictionalised. It is a fictionalised account of the early days of Raja Raja Cholan, the younger son of Sundara Cholan.
@@Thatonlyone678 characters in ps1 are real but it has got some fictional elements to it just to make the story a bit more interesting ... But the core story remains the same and it's very much real ..
Fun fact: the Kingdom of Vengi, where Kulottunga's father Rajaraja Narendra ruled, was a branch of the Chalukya dynasty, ruled by the Eastern Chalukyas. There were actually three Chalukya dynasties in South India (not to be confused with the Chaulukyas of Gujarat and Chalukyas of Lata), the first was the Badami Chalukya dynasty, which ruled from 543-753, before being subdued by the Rashtrakutas. The second was the Eastern Chalukya dynasty of Vengi, which ruled from 624-1102, and was originally a branch of the Badami Chalukyas before it was vassalized to the Rashtrakuta and later Chola Empire. the third was the Western Chalukya Empire of Kalyani, who originally feudatories to the Chalukyas, ruling from 973 to 1189, and is the empire that Vikramaditya VI here rules over.
Shocking fact: Chalukyas are actually Pallavas, Chalukya dynasty founder Jayasimha Vallaba in one inscription said he is Pallava, but that inscription is destroyed by Asi
@@kumarvarma9600 I think you have got shock treatment or you needed shock treatment 😃 because u are telling a shocking fact, where did the ASI destroyed it , you peoples don't know proper history & claiming others history as yours, no relation between chalukyas & pallavas.just for the sake of your satisfaction & ego .
What a great video! Thanks for that extensive research. One more piece of info that might complete the video - in traditional literature, Athirajendra Cholan was also called Kirimikanda Cholan (with the festering throat), it seems that he was suffering from some form of cancer of the throat, that's how he died.
There is so much History in Tamil literature and scriptures. For example, Barani is a text written for a warrior who killed thousand elephants in war (metaphorically). There is a book called "Kalingathu Barani" which details the war with Kalinga empire.
Tamils are among earth's greatest races in terms of economy, service, administration, and hard work. It's no shock our modern greatest mathmaticians, lawyers, accountants and tech computer engineers with the most pay are the Tamils, those who came from the Cholas. I've always respected the Tamilian work ethic.
tamil is a language not a race or religion. But tamils suffer from some inferiority complex they behave like morons. No other South Indian states behave this ignorantly.
@@uzochiokeke4328 They are a race. At least I treat them as such under my anthropological classification where as a English anthropologist it's literally my goddamn job to classify different cultures, research their dna and ancestry, research literature, history, poetry and etc. It is however true many Tamils are descendants of other Indian races who adopted Tamil culture.
@@subtohell4427 Your welcome. I just wanted to share my opinion. I think the Tamils help the world. They afterall were the race of people who connected the trade across the Indian ocean, the name though is ironic, since Tamil merchants were the master of the seas. Never understood why it's not called the Tamilian ocean.
Would be great if you could make a video on the Kalyani Chalukya Empire too. Their Imperial Capital at Kalyani (Basavakalyan) was said to be one of the largest and wealthiest cities in India at the time.
Superb narration of history of Cholas. Thank you. We do not read much South Indian history in Central board schools, which is all about what happened in delhi.
Thank you for bringing awareness on the elangai tamil fight for justice. What happened to tamil people in Sri lanka is not always spoken of. Thank you for the awareness 😊 🙏
THIS is why the Telugu and Tamil people are essentially linked for generations.. This also shows that if the British had never colonized us, our economy would have easily bounced back. We have always been great maritime traders, and we were very adaptable
@@kiran9220 lol imperial family is always intermarried with one another to strengthen their kingdom .SO, no one is Pure tamil, telugu, kannadiga, chola or chalukiya ..
So good! I honestly had never even heard of Kulottonga. Odd Compass is always on point, bringing to light lesser-known characters in history to the forefront.
Wow, never would I have thought to know so much about the Cholas, if I hadn't come across it. Tamil history aficionados like me can also read Kalingapatturani/ defeat of Kalinga( it was written during the same duration and celebrates the hard-earned victory upon Kalinga, which was also a powerful kingdom in India at that time, mainly because of maritime trade). Also, a humble request as an Odia, please do a video dedicating to Rashtrakutas of Karnataka, Alupas of Tulu Nadu, Cheras of Kerala and our very own, Gajapati dynasty of Kalinga.
@@abi7749 today's Mallus= Children of Old Tamil, not Modern Tamil. There was no Malayalam or Modern Tamil( Kodun Tamizh) then, it was the era of middle Tamil most probably in the chera-chola pandya kingdoms, with Telugu and Kannada speakers as well.
@@infinite5795 modern tamil is still like old tamil bro, literally we can understand 2000 year old poem.Even English would be a bit different in Shakespeare poem that doesn't mean it's different language
Mentioning massacres and "laying waste to land" in such a jovial tone is... quite the choice. Mentioning conquests in a moderate tone vs this cheery tone really does bring out the horror in these past events.
According to our ICSC, CBSC and State boards, there are no great kingdoms in India except Mogals. Atleast such good RUclips channels showing us our history.
@@Deepak_Dhakad ahhh!!! Got it. Your understanding of "great" is wealthy and strength and My understanding is building something which not exist earlier, moral sense like wellbeing of people, keep the state above self intrest. You are 100 percent right if you measure greatness just by power and money.
the founder of Vishakapattinam is Kulothunga chola. It was tobe named kulothunga pattinam. But the king refused his name for the port city.. Hence instead of his name, his birth nakshatram that is Vishakam was named for the port, which how Vishakapattinam came in to existence.
What I find really impressive is how good your pronunciation is of these difficult to pronounce ancient names. Well done just for that. And of course, the video itself: absolute gold content!!
Really happy to hear our history good work team thank you so much. Karunakara thondaiman was pallava prince. After thier defeat with cholas they served as generals and ministers. You can see that in ps1 too.
@@kiran9220 No, he was adopted at chola palace by his grand mother i.e emperor Rajendra Chola's wife and he was legal heir for Chola throne. Once given adoption parents do not have any legal rights.
South Indian history and cultures are so fascinating to me, as a someone who’s not Indian or even South Asian. It’s unfortunate that the “Aryan region” of South Asia tends to get more attention from historians and scholars when the South exists
"Delhi Region", most of India's Historians are of the Marxist sort with a fetish for the Central Asian muslim oppressor dynasties that ruled over the collective north for 1k years, the Southern kingdoms are Hindu so they get ignored
Fun fact : Kulottunga Chola I also Kulottunga means The Exalter of His Race. Fantastic video and I love it. Detailed explanation and wonderful information. Happy Deepavali 🙏🙏🙏❤️❤️❤️❤️
Upvoted. Now I get it to be कुलउत्तुंग (Marathi). Kul or Kula ( कुळ in Marathi, कुल in Hindi) does not mean race. Kula is a Sanskrit word that can be translated as “community,” “clan” or “tribe.”
Sir please do vedio one of the strongest empire Hoysalas of dwarasamudra Which had recaptured talakadu ( gangavadi) from cholas , the only kingdom in south India which was independent and gave stronge resistance against Delhi sultanate's south invasion 🙏🙏
@Mailman tunga is the name of a chalukyan river which flows western chalukyas to eastern chalukyas (vengi), they might have probably adopted the name or the Tamil language but geographically it is a Telugu-Kannada name.
@Mailman I think there will be some marriage relationship between cholas and srilanka, so only their descendents using that name. I know about pandyas and cheras relationship with srilanka but never heard about cholas relationship with srilanka.
As a descendant of kalyani Chalukyas (western region Chalukyas), I was never a big fan of Chola empire. But more I learn about their history, I have to say they had some admirable individuals with achievements that shaped the world we live in today.
How do you know came to the point that you are a descendant of western Chalukyas? 1000 years passed more or less everyone have atleast a trace of w. Chalukyan gene, anyone can claim that he/she is a descendant of so and so kingdom.... Enjoy history not myths
@@riddhimansen666 wtf....that is absolutely a rubbish thing to say. What the heck do you mean by w. Chalukya gene even? How is him being a descendant of the Kalyani chalukyas a myth? Many people can trace their bloodline to ancient ruling clans of India given they know the caste backgrounds to which said royals belonged to.
@@muraliyuvaraj4334 being proud of your bloodline doesn't mean you must treat other disrespectfully. We are the inheritors of a proud heritage. You stop behaving like a cringe maggot.
I had seen your Videos on Cholas which are very interesting. Cholas were indeed imperial and at the same time progressive as they thought about maritime prospects which none of the Indian Kings had thought. Tamil history talks much about Raja Raja Chola and Rajendra Chola and of course about Kulotunga Chola also. But they are not much popular/publiscied. It's believed that Kulotunga directly involved in the second conquest of Kedah after his grand uncle Rajendra Chola. Your Video on Kulothunga is interesting because it explains in detail about the wars Kulothunga had fought. In Tamil Nadu it is very often said that Kulotunga was brought from Chalukya Country to rule. It is also interesting that his mother was from Vengi Country which was ruled by earlier Cholas - the descendant of Karikala Cholan around 1Century CE. Also it is interesting to note that Vikramaditya who is considered a great Conqueror was subdued by Kulothunga. If your videos are based on references of rock edicts or some travel notes, it would be authentic. 👏👏
"It is also interesting that his mother was from Vengi Country" not mother, The father(Raja Raja Narendra, on whom my city is named Rajamahendravaram) is from vengi who married the chola princess.
What is even more remarkable is the fact that he was described by the Chinese and his court poet as the king of both the Chola Empire and Srivijaya. So as a grandson of Rajendra Chola the Great he maintained the control over large parts of Southeast Asia.
I thought only few our telugu people have this foreign fetish like calling Telugu "Italian of the east" but seems like even few Tamils have it as well..
@@udhayakumarMN bruh... learn to read. Telugus call their language Italian of the east as they are the only two languages in which every word end with a vowel. I was referring to that.
@@udhayakumarMN Aurelian is not a language, a person. It was to draw parallels of fetishism of representing local elements with foreign symbolism. Please try to comprehend the information in its full length and depth.
A lot of Tamilians in the comments fighting/crying over Kulottunga not being Telugu. Keyboard warriors. The tomb of Rajendra Chola The Great remains in a dilapidated condition, first go and reclaim that.
is it possible to make a video based on PS1, Pandyas and Vel Pari (Who was the only king who was feared by the three crowned kingdomes : Pandyas, Cholas and Cheras ) ? These videos will be appreciated by one and all. thanks.
Did you all enjoy Ponniyan Selvan (#PS1)? I've been riding the hype train lately. Hope you all like this unique story, set during a fascinating, conflict-ridden period in Indian history!
I would suggest you to read the book as well if you haven't , I feel like you will enjoy it.
What is telugu prince?? How??.stop this nonsense tell in vedio . Chalukya Kannada empire..
Eastern chalukya is branch of mighty chalukya empire...
Chalukya prince immadi pulikeshi defeat the telugu andhra ishkavaku..
Conquer vengi province... After fall pulikeshi empire.. esatren region chalukya independent.. from West..
Eastern and west both are Kannada empire there is nothing telugu prince
Did you mention Kutolunga Chola’s expedition to Srivijaya? According to Chinese texts, he was king of both Chola and Srivijaya until at least 1090
Chola built angkor wat world biggest temple, cholas map occupied many place you not showing how cholas flying and going stupid show correctly ok, cholas trade with 2 side of the world china and Pompeii.
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This show how strong cholas cheras pandiyas 3 Tamil king. Total India defeated under ruled by Maurya empire. When Maurya empire touch Tamil Nadu 3 king join and killed millions of Maurya people and defeated, left side till maharashtra right side above kaliga Maurya empire run away Tamil give freedom to kalinga.
Again, Kings and Empires that are not normally touched upon in Indian text books. Wonderfully done.
Wtf cholas are always mentioned in indian history books while our odia history isn't mentioned in NCRT.
@@SafavidAfsharid3197 More like a footnote compared to how much we study about the Mughals. But your point is true, Kalinga is only mentioned when someone defeats it (like Ashoka).
Lol I have learnt more about cholas Pandyas and Chalukyas on the Internet rather than history books. Wiki has better information that the history books of india. Indian history books mainly focus on guptas, mauryas, Rajputs and the Marathas… then Delhi sultanate and the Mughals and the British… South Indian kingdoms barely make a paragraph if not “ did you know!? “ box. And I am South Indian… so yeah… barely learnt anything about my ancestors
@@SafavidAfsharid3197 are you a chasa??
To learn at a deep level you have to opt for higher education in history. Which more than half of South Indians have not read! You come here and complain. Including Islamophobics of another level. Those who studied it beyond school had to study these empires in depth. Also, those that studied them, did not call it boring subjects then. So, you don't get depth in school; you get to read all history in basics. School wasn't wrong your taste in learning has changed.
"Time humbles all empires" heard never a better quote
How come we never learned about this great king and his achievements in my school days.
I studied in Chennai, and I remember that the great Chola kingdom was just a 12 lines paragraph in my history book that had individual chapters on Akbar, Babur, Aurengjeb, Gandhi, Nehru, Ashoka, WW1 and WW2.
It is a shame how much our own history was nothing but a ignored text in the history books of our own country.
Indian History was written by Europeans during colonial period. And now by Leftist Trash "Intellectuals" at JNU. Hopefully things change for the better.
I studied in Chennai and had a good deal in my history syllabus about the Chola kingdom.
My partner who did her schooling in Delhi tells me the exact same !
@@ravirustam depends on which board. I did CBSE in Coimbatore, and had nothing about the Cholas. I remember extensive coverage of Delhi Sultanate, Mughals, French revolution, Russian revolution and n@zi germany
All of them are also part of indian history though. Akber is as much as part of indian history as chola empire is. We can't erase or hide history, whether we like it or not, politics or ideology like hindutva is islamism shouldn't effect history.
Amazing, Kulottunga Chola was a contemporary to Emperor Alexius who also saved the Byzantine Empire from Turkic and Norman invasions. Also a contemporary of William the Conqueror as well, I suppose the 11th century was just a time of great monarchs.
I wish that we had more records of the people under him and how the society was managed.
@@BrokeBillionare Please search with Kulothunga I - wikipedia give a details information about him and his Chola empire that includes many many northern Indian territories and South East Asian countries with many books and inscription references from both Chola and Chalukiya sides. Remember he was a Chola crown Prince by adoption when he born at Chola (Father Venki Mother Chola) Empire Capital at Gangai Konda Cholapuram - he was adopted by his grand mother (Emperor Rajendra Chola I's wife) he grown up and trained in Chola empire and he was legal heir. Very interesting and illustrious emperor Kulothunga I was.
In 1216 an embassy from the Seljuk Sultanate of Rome reached Kulottunga Chola III
@@mint8648 sultanate of Rum, not Rome🤦♂️
Good comparison
Nice content on mighty Cholas! Hope you do more on Pandyas , Cheras and other South Indian Empires. Thanks
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Chalukyas (even though they got split into two )kannada based Kings were never defeated(may be because of good brotherhood relation) the cholas went in other directions for conquering
Is that original Mahavarat history?
Absolutely! Have a few other unique topics coming up soon, however. Stay tuned!
@@OddCompass Keep it up brother! Your videos are very well researched and animated! Kudos!! 👌
Thanks! Keep up the good work! Looking forward to more videos about South Indian empires.
Eastern chalukya Kannada empire not telugu
@@kiran9220 ok.
@@kiran9220 Telugu was vengi chalukya
@@Baboi62182 they branch of kannada empire.. they patronize local language telugu also.. introduce kannnada script to Telugu written
@@user-zu6ge1yd4d but eastern chalukya's are relatives of cholas.
I was fascinated to read about him. He inherited the throne from his mother's side but was a true chola. Very underrated Emperor and prevented the collapse of chola empire for another 100 years.
Technically he did not inherit from his mother. Since he was born resembling his late grandfather, he was adopted by his grandmother. He inherited the throne as the adopted son of his late grandfather, not as his grandson.
True Vengi power at play😎😎
Fellow Bangladeshi here. I wish we were taught more about these things...
@user-st3bm4fu6i Why not? Indians learn about Europeans in schools so what's wrong with bangladeshis learning about the cholas?
@user-st3bm4fu6i Europa varalaru le enne periya mairyu special? Ulagom ode varalaru naa China, Japan, Africa ella theringuvechi-konum! China,Japan etc Patti nalla Kattukonum.
There is a Tamil literature work on the war between Kalinga and the Chola Empire witnessed and written by Jayamkondaar named "Kalingattuparani". The details are so intricate. Usually, "Parani" will be named after the defeated Kingdom and it will only be written for the one who neutralizes a 1000 elephant.
Is there an English translation available? I am currently reading English translation of Ponni's Selvan and loving it. Would love to read another Tamil epic.
One of my favourites in Tamil literature. Kalingathubarani, when you read it your blood will boil. Jayamkondar literally takes us to the battle field.
@@shashiyadav-iu5ww www.projectmadurai.org/pm_etexts/pdf/pm0730.pdf
Kalingattuparani is highly exaggerated poem.
Kalinga retaliates it defeat on Kalinga and ganga dynasty captured chola territory .
Raja ganga dev Even married daughter of kulotunga chola rajasundari.
And the king mentioned in kalingattuparani was kalinga king anantavarman ChodaGanga dev.
Who never fled from battle as written in kavya they just taken back their captured territory .
@@shashiyadav-iu5ww ponniyin selvan is history +fiction, Kalingattuparani is recorded history
Indian history is fascinating. I hope it become more common place for Indian history to taught and written about outside of Asia.
I wish. But I am from tamil nadu and I did not know about this. South Indian culture is absolutely neglected here in India. I do hope a lot of people get to learn about how great our ancestors were.
Indians aren't Asian
@@harishsambandham5059 everything is neglected except Mughals
@@Ayush-v2e6nyou are a Sanghi, maruya and Gupta aren't neglected.
Ancient India is one of my favourites
Amazing! Never heard of this genius king before today. The Cholas were the only contemporary Indian maritime power to spread the Indic sphere of influence as far as the Philippines if I am not wrong. Thank you for this wonderful narrative and please keep up the good work.
@@Deepak_Dhakad yo
Before Chola it was Kalinga..which Spread the Indian elements in S.E.A..
while you are right, before them Mauryas and Kushanas also spread Infic influence in faraway lands
This is such a brilliant video. Indians need to know more of this.
Additionally, Visakhapatnam/Vizagapatam/Vizag was once known as Kulottungacholapattinam, after this very king.
Interesting. Any clue on why there was a change of name to Vishakapatnam?
@@Abhil295 Well, that's a little bit iffy. Vizag was invaded many times. The last known legend before the Brits came by was that there's a temple of Lord Visakha or in some cases Vaisakha or Vaisakhi that is now drowned in the sea.
I do not know who was the ruling king then, but I think it should be the Vijayanagara Empire. Another legend that's possible is a Buddhist monastery that was found in the city, under the patronage of Visakha. Too many stories of origin, not sure which is actually true.
wow I didn't know that. interesting
@@AniruddhNadimpalliGKNL . Rashtrakutas, Chaulakyas, Kadambas were all Kannada empires. The entire Maharashtra was once a Kannada speaking Land ruled by Kannadiga empires. Marathi itself is relatively new.
@@AniruddhNadimpalliGKNL.shud read about Kannada warriors like Kitturu Rani Chennamma, Kempegowda, Sangolli Rayanna, Queen of Ullal. Kannada Indian Army Generals CM Cariappa and General Thimmayya won us Indian Independence. Kannada Pride.
Im Greek and recently i m reading about indian history which is very impressive. Sadly here we know nothing about this great part of human history. Hope my indian brothers can reach their former glory in the future
So true. Indian civilisation was at par with ancient greek civilisation. I hope greece goes to their glory once again. I'm quite fascinated by ancient greece as well.
Thnks i hope rome reaches its former glory
Roma invicta.
There is a different civilization in indian history brother ... Lemuria is one where Tamil born and still connected
@@Rahul864-b1mexactly
I am Indian Hindu in our school books, we red only about Moghal (Islam) history and European history, we hardly knew about our own history.
I am so glad that the real history of India is being known to everybody . Thank you Sir . Indian History always fascinated me. Since very early classes I have been searching and learning about all those deservings history apart from textbooks. Nothing make me more exciting than piece of information on True History ❤
I really appreciate what you have accomplished. Being a history aficionado it's a breath of fresh air to see some content related to Tamil kings finally gaining some traction. I am a Tamilian myself. As much as I appreciate the gaga around Cholas lately, I'd be really glad to see some content on pandyas, Cheras, Pallavas and Kallabhras. Pandayans in particular, as they were the sworn arch-rivals of Cholas and we're arguably the most ancient dynasty of the Indian subcontinent itself. After Cholas ousted the Pandyan kings, the latter lived inconspicuously for several centuries and rose in ranks as feudal lords. Eventually to beat their Chola contemporaries and revive Madurai as their capital. I really wish to see content on this. Please do consider and keep up the great work. Cheers mate! Already forwarding your channel's link to my friends and family who also happen to be history buffs, much akin to me.
i think more than any of the empires, Vijayanagara Empire is known the most and Emperor Krishna Deva Raya is still talked about among people in all of the subcontinent. He was the last emperor who could challenge the invaders.....though bro, indian, why are putting tamilian.
I agree. I’m a Tamil too. I’d love to learn about Pandiyas, Chera, and Pallavas too!
@@charvaka5705 nothing wrong in saying Tamil, Telugu, etc. India is a multicultural country. Labelling everyone with one name hides the diverse culture and history. India is only 75 years old. Tamil history is more than 2500 years old. Of course, people will identify themselves as Tamils, Punjabis, Marathis, Bengali, etc.
@@தமிழோன் What do you mean by that India is 75 year old?! Bharata/Jambhudweepa has been existing since 10000 years, from the times of the Mahabharata, Ramayana and the great empires and kingdoms like Mauryan, Gupta, Pandya, Satvahana, Kushan, Kalinga, Vanga....all of the mahajanapadas since ancient times have been connected to each other, each of them have been sharing the same history and culture. Saying india 75 years old is like letting the british and the westerners spit on your and you happily licking it. Bharata is older than Lord Krishna, Lord Ram and Lord Buddha. And maybe tamil histroy is 2500 years old, then what about the histroy of Magadha? the oldest of all the janapadas and the greatest mahajanapadas? do bengalis called themselves that? NO, I being a bengali myself recognized myself as an bhartiya! and fyi, your history may be 2500 but bharata is 10000 years old to which no group can hold a candle to...unless you have been heavily brainwashed by the aryan invasion myth made up by the british empire...and swallowed everything those crooked politicians fed you in your home state. Damn those are real crooks.
@@charvaka5705 Oh my gosh, I meant India as a unified country. All those kingdoms you mentioned were independent countries before. They might be allies but not connected to each other. If that’s they case, then why did they waged war against each other and expanded their territories?
💪🏻 மிகவும் அருமையான காணொளி. முறையான விதத்தில் எடுத்துரைத்த. 😊 வெள்ளை அண்ணன் அவர்களுக்கு.
💞 தமிழன் என்று சொல்ல பெருமைபடும் தமிழனின் வாழ்த்துக்கள் ❤☺️
The Chola Empire never captured the whole of Sri Lanka, they could capture only the northern province.
Don't falsely marked the whole of Sri Lanka as a chola colonial empire. It's wrong to do it, it's just a lie
@@CSP2150go learn history bud
Thank you brother.
In India many are tried very hard to hide all this history.
No indian history is not being hidden it is just not talked about alot.
@@Open_56 I think he was talking about nehruvian marxists in JNU
@@chaitanyavelamala7268 yes
@@chaitanyavelamala7268 what is that??
@@chaitanyavelamala7268 JNU seems very anti-indian. Every where the college name in bad news comes 90% is JNU.
I'm Malaysian and I love getting colonised by the Cholas
Sorry why ?
@@Mrsameertech just like the British, they bring modernization to our land
We know you are not 😂😂😂
What?
There was no colonisation. There was only Indianisation
It's really refreshing to see such well-produced, highly informative and easily consumable videos on oft overlooked parts of Indian history, especially South Indian history. Keep up the amazing work!
Glad you enjoyed it!
@@OddCompass Chaulakyas Kadambas were Kannada empire. Why did you manipulate them into non-Kannadigas ? Kannada is Kannada. Rashtrakutas were Kannadigas.
Love this channel! Love to learn history from parts of the globe I normally wouldn't pay attention. Keep it up! Greetings from Argentina🇦🇷!
Thanks! Welcome aboard :)
@@OddCompass you can make a video on Kannada warriors like Kempegowda, Sangolli Rayanna, CM Cariappa, General Thimmayya who won us Indian Independence. General Thimmayya was the only Indian ( a Kannadiga) to fight in World War 2. He was SC Bose's right hand.
Your description of Indian kIngs and history is Top notch👍🏼. Better than our books in syllabus
Tamil king🙄
@@cholansivakumar3801 Tamil is also an Indian King. Also this channel has videos on other topics from Indian history so my comment was in totality.
@@cholansivakumar3801 fake DMK spotted
@@Tearsofsoil there is no a single country call india at the time
@@cholansivakumar3801 yes like oxygen was not oxygen before is called oxygen. India i.e bharat existed before 1947. Stop seeing yourself as more Tamilian and less Indian aur Bharatiya...
Thank you so much for sharing this story of Kulothunga Chola. I never got good sources on the internet to know about him. You see, I studied in a cbse school. The school books have got just a line saying that cholas, cheras and pandyas were ruling the south. That's all !
They were a prominent kingdom in the world history itself ! Why are they not being mentioned in Indian school textbooks ? So not just India, but the whole world history needs to to have this prominent chapter about at least the later cholas of 1000s who dominated the world in various aspects. Yeah, this needs to be taken seriously and done !
shud read about Kannada warriors like Kitturu Rani Chennamma, Kempegowda Sangolli Rayanna, Queen of Ullal. Kannada Indian Army Generals CM Cariappa and General Thimmayya won us Indian Independence
Read about Arab-Kannadiga wars. Kannada people killed the first Arab Invasions.
Kannada warrior Kumara Kampana saved Tamils from invasion. Read about it. Kannada Pride.
Rashtrakutas, Chaulakyas, Kadambas were all Kannada empires. Even Kakatiyas and Venji Chalukyas were Kannada dynasties.
No there is information about Cholas in great details in the CBSE 11 th and 12 th history textbooks I came across it while preparing for UPSC exam
Thanks ,wonderful video about Chola dynasty and kullothunga chola enjoyed listening to the events that happened and your narration
@@nafisraihan6954 atleast he gave something ra funda 😂
Thank you! Glad that you enjoyed :)
Ponniyan Selvan was amazing! Hope to see more movies, novels or comics about the Cholas!
Ponniyin Selvan is a novel and available in English translation
@@jparmar1 I understand that. It can't be the ONLY novel. There needs more stories about the Chola besides PS.
@@Germania9 Udayar(உடையார்) is a continuation of the story of ponniyin selvan after a few years
@@dhardhar7540 woah thanks mate
That's a fictional one. Great achievements of cholas never gonna be released in cinemas.
All they wanted to hide the original story and directing the movies with fictional story
This channel needs many many more subs. Like we didnt went even this deep in our history classes on Hindu kings compared to mughals & biritish. Definitely learned a lot.
Great work. Keep’em going!
Thanks!
We need more on Indian subcontinent
I plan to!
Thanks
Much appreciated!
in spite of studying history as a subject for entire school primary, high school we were never mentioned of the Vengi kingdom or any other great kings in our books, what a shame!!! thanks for this.
Finally a recognition occured which TAMIL's really deserved. No other king has achieved like chozas did.
Please do one video about Choza conquest Pala empire for Ganges. It's truly inspiring story.
Cholas are not tamils, they are rajput ( Kshatriya Varna) ...
They are Telugu rajput.. ( varmas)
Since chola and eastern chalukya are same kulam,
Eastern chalukya prince rajendra chalukya titled as kulam uthunga chola.which means continuer of kulam or race..
@@TruthSpeaker2000 good joke brother... You don't know choza's history we'll go and study well. Chozha is a tamizhilian and his root from thuraiyur (Trichy) and moved to Tanjore (thanjaore) in Tamilnadu ....If he was Telugu then why all letters in Tanjore temple was in Tamizhil 😉..... plz don't try to spread the wrong info about the great kingdom 🙏...
@@TruthSpeaker2000 You are confusing Telugu Chodas with Tamil Chozhas.
@@விஷ்ணு_கார்த்திக் chozhas are only tamizhil not any other languages....
This channel deserves much more recognition than it gets. Beautifully made graphics and explained very well.
Great content. Please keep doing these nice videos.
Thank you very much! Hard at work on the next one :)
Goosebumps being a tamilian
For those who don't know, Kulottunga was born as Rajendra Chalukya to RajaRaja Narendra and Ammanga Devi (daughter of Rajendra Chola) and just like his father did (named after Raja Raja Chola), adorned the name of his grandfather Rajendra.
However, in the process of claiming the Chola throne, he renamed himself Kulottunga Chola - exalter of the Chola race - and so he did.
Rashtrakutas, Chaulakyas, Kadambas were all Kannada empires. The entire Maharashtra was once a Kannada speaking Land ruled by Kannadiga empires. Marathi itself is relatively new.
shud read about Kannada warriors like Kitturu Rani Chennamma, Kempegowda Sangolli Rayanna, Queen of Ullal. Kannada Indian Army Generals CM Cariappa and General Thimmayya won us Indian Independence. Kannada Pride.
@@joshuajoshua8417 you are so proud of your kannada roots that you call yourself with a Hebrew name - not once but twice ;-)
@@NagaYanamandala . Why can't I be a Kannada Jew ? There are many Kannada Jains and Kannada Jews in Dakshina Kannada district of Karnataka
@@joshuajoshua8417 Sesuna Yadavs were marathi dynasty as vassals of karnataka empire, konkan was ruled by kadamba another marathi dynasty
Thank you so much for unravelling the unspoken great histories from the past ! I think you are not Indian ! Thank you so much for bringing out the history that need to be spoken out proudly by the tamils !🔥🔥🔥🔥
I learnt about south Indian kings im my tamil literature classes during my schooling.... The history was recorded in form of poems that we learnt.... Unfortunately i didn't learn about them during my history classes
Excellent video on a much ignored, but historically important, south Indian monarch. I really think that you have one of the best youtube channels in English featuring people and events from Tamil / south Indian history. The imperial Cholas are little known outside of India although they constituted one of the great dynasties of the Indian subcontinent.
Another period that would be wonderful to explore would be that of the Tamil Sangam Age (300BC-300AD). Little known is that in this period south Indian society was dominated by a warrior class with a fierce heroic culture and code of honour, and with colourful pre and post battle customs and rituals. The period saw the genesis of south Indian martial arts (Varma ati, silambam, kalarippayattu) and, like the Japanese samurai, there were even forms of martial suicide. Archaeology has also revealed that some sword blades used were made from unusually high quality steel. The Cholas, Pandyas and Cheras (and their various feudatories) were in frequent or incessant conflict, and many of the kings (such as Karikalan, Senguttuvan or Neduncheliyan) glorified through war poetry.
There are many accessible books on Sangam Age heroic poetry, and on ancient Tamil society and history in general which give a vivid picture of the martial elite and their internecine cattle raiding and wars. I have myself done many years of research into the warfare of those times.
As a Sri Lankan sinhalese i would like to point out that the names such as Kulathunga (kulottunga), Kulasekara are used as family names of several sinhalese families up to date interestingly. And also the kings of the tamil Jaffna kingdom also had similar names.
@Jeewantha isuru bandara;But the sad irony 😭you people killed GINOCIDE TAIMLS AND MODERN CHOLA LTTE🐅🐅🐅🐅🐅🐅🐅🐅🐅🐅🐅 🤬 Merrcylessly that tooo can't make it your self collaboration with 21 countries and cut all the supplies,used banned missiles and now due to that karma whole country is suffering and going to be enslaved bu china 🙏
@@jaganathanb4852 I don't want tobe biased to any side. Both sinhalese and tamils suffered from war. Many innocent tamil as well as sinhalese civilians died from it. Both sides commited crimes. LTTE also did no good for tamils. If you think so please thoroughly go through the unbiased documentaries available. So many civilians were killed by LTTE by bombings and also by invading border villages at night. Simply google. If you are stupid enough to compare Cholas with a terrorist organization such as LTTE, you are doing such a shame to Chola dynasty. Because of the actions of the LTTE, the actual possibility for a political solutions for tamils in Sri Lanka vanished. If you can't believe me since i,m a Sinhalese just ask this from a tamil based outside of North and East in Sri Lanka. Further do you know that many tamils in Sri Lanka lives outside of Northe and East with Sinhalese in harmony? I actually have so many tamil and muslim friends from my school days we studied together. So before commenting these kind of things get your act together and do some research.
@@jeewanthaisurubandara3916 don't bend over for a 20 percent minority..they don't care and wish the whole populace of sinhala died to own the island.
@@jeewanthaisurubandara3916 Ltte is a terrorist org.? We'll, that's what you sinhalese claim for centuries.... If ltte is a terrorist organisation then let it be like that .. but it was backed up by 90% of tamils... And don't Equalizer the crimes of Sinhalese army with LTTE... There was 0 rap cases by LTTE bu and are you going to deny the massacre, a pogrom of Sinhalese towards tamil ... It is because of your Sinhalese my father had to escape Lanka... My cousins who are studying in SL are still being discrimination just because they are tamils.... And you r here saying there's like b4 now ..... Such an ignorant piece of human.... You killed more than a lakh and tried to wipe out a culture.... Now look at your country.... Now reap what you sowed...
What are the root cause for many rebel group to form in Eelam, is because of Singhala hardline government.
This is such a beautiful video! So well animated! Thank you for this!
Cholas are one of the greatest dynasty in human history.👍👍👍👍👍🇮🇳🇮🇳🇮🇳🇮🇳
Yeah, world 1st army madded 14 miles lake (river) made by Tamil cholas army for citizens❤
தமிழ் ❤
Thanks for bringing this ancient history to this forum. Keep up the work...!!! சோழர் புகழ் ஓங்குக...!!!
Thank you!
1st time I've heart a general's name of a Chola king.. thanks..👍👍
After watching Ponniyan Selvan, this hits home even more!
If there is ponniyan selvan part 3 I'm shure you must cry because of shy 😂😂
Rashtrakutas, Chaulakyas, Kadambas were all Kannada empires. The entire Maharashtra was once a Kannada speaking Land ruled by Kannadiga empires. Marathi language itself is relatively new.
shud read about Kannada warriors like Kitturu Rani Chennamma, Kempegowda Sangolli Rayanna, Queen of Ullal. Kannada Indian Army Generals CM Cariappa and General Thimmayya won us Indian Independence
Kannada warrior Kumara Kampana saved Tamils from invasions. Read about it.
Read about the Arab Kannadiga wars where Kannada people defeated the Arab invasions
the thing i love about history is how one man can make so much difference on an entire empire. its interesting how a kingdom could be at the brink of collapse and 1 confident leader turns that kingdom into an empire and vice versa an empire can collapse because of 1 powerful enemy
Chalukya empire 🔥
Roman history is full of that happening. They just kept getting lucky right when they needed it!
Thats why strong democracy is the best
@@mayankbisht7691 Depends. Democracy tends to systematize a certain kind of leadership. That's good for consistency, but also bad for flexibility. If you need some radical shifts, democracy tends to impede that. Otoh systems like monarchy are like gambling, you never know what you'll get.
@@ArawnOfAnnwn Radical shifts? Like making India as Hindu Afghanistan with religious siht heads?. I don't like that type of radicals.
Thanks you for the videos
Please make videos of kingdom from Karnataka
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RASHTRAKUTAS, CHALUKYA'S , KADAMBA,HOYSALA ,GANGA
,SENUNAS(YADAVA'S), VIJAYANAGARA EMPIRE
Chalukyas are Kannadigas only
Vikramaditya is Kannadiga
@@joel12388 because chalukyas kicked your ummayads caliphate black and blue, defeat at the hands of chalukyas resulted in decline of ummayad caliphate
@@joel12388 cry more
I am a india🇮🇳 in Tamilnadu. I love ❤ my kings 👑 . They are ruled and brave, stronger, intelligent, motivator, good character, respect people, improved the culture and economy.
This video does a great job covering an important period in Chola history. But it is important to remember that the movie Ponniyin Selvan (and the novel it is based on) take place in an earlier period of Chola rule during the reign of Sundara Chola. The younger son of the emperor, who is leading an army in Sri Lanka in the story, is the one who would later rule as Raja Raja Cholan or Ponniyin Selvan (son of the river Ponni). Both are central characters in the movie and novel and the whole plot of the novel is about the early days of Raja Raja Chola and a conspiracy to overthrow the Cholas. Just important to remember to distinguish the subject of this video from the plot of the movie PS-1.
So that novel is for real ?
@@Thatonlyone678 The historical period it takes place in and some of the characters such as the emperor Sundara Cholan and his children were real people, but the story is fictionalised. It is a fictionalised account of the early days of Raja Raja Cholan, the younger son of Sundara Cholan.
@@Thatonlyone678 characters in ps1 are real but it has got some fictional elements to it just to make the story a bit more interesting ... But the core story remains the same and it's very much real ..
Sanskrit equivalent of Ponni River would be CAUVERY or KAVERI
@@Thatonlyone678it’s fiction. The story is based on The three musketeers. The story got the real Chola history wrong. It’s not a good source.
Seriously thank you as tamils most of us dont know our own history yet we persist and never give up
Fun fact: the Kingdom of Vengi, where Kulottunga's father Rajaraja Narendra ruled, was a branch of the Chalukya dynasty, ruled by the Eastern Chalukyas. There were actually three Chalukya dynasties in South India (not to be confused with the Chaulukyas of Gujarat and Chalukyas of Lata), the first was the Badami Chalukya dynasty, which ruled from 543-753, before being subdued by the Rashtrakutas. The second was the Eastern Chalukya dynasty of Vengi, which ruled from 624-1102, and was originally a branch of the Badami Chalukyas before it was vassalized to the Rashtrakuta and later Chola Empire. the third was the Western Chalukya Empire of Kalyani, who originally feudatories to the Chalukyas, ruling from 973 to 1189, and is the empire that Vikramaditya VI here rules over.
Shocking fact: Chalukyas are actually Pallavas, Chalukya dynasty founder Jayasimha Vallaba in one inscription said he is Pallava, but that inscription is destroyed by Asi
Myself iam Vengi Chalukya but we say Pallava because our ancient clan name is Pallava only, we have copper plate evidences
@Kumar Varma stupid. Chalukyas are kannadigas and not pallavas.
Chalukayas had multiple branches , that's it.
Chalukyas ruled Gujarat as well
@@kumarvarma9600 I think you have got shock treatment or you needed shock treatment 😃 because u are telling a shocking fact, where did the ASI destroyed it , you peoples don't know proper history & claiming others history as yours, no relation between chalukyas & pallavas.just for the sake of your satisfaction & ego .
@@kumarvarma9600 their is no evidence, it is your illusion.
What a great video! Thanks for that extensive research. One more piece of info that might complete the video - in traditional literature, Athirajendra Cholan was also called Kirimikanda Cholan (with the festering throat), it seems that he was suffering from some form of cancer of the throat, that's how he died.
Nice to hear this since we always talk about Raja Raja and Rajendra chola!!
Thanks for sharing
Great content! More of these!
Thanks! Will do!
Your channel is incredible and unlike anything else in media. Thank you so much!
There is so much History in Tamil literature and scriptures.
For example, Barani is a text written for a warrior who killed thousand elephants in war (metaphorically). There is a book called "Kalingathu Barani" which details the war with Kalinga empire.
Tamils are among earth's greatest races in terms of economy, service, administration, and hard work. It's no shock our modern greatest mathmaticians, lawyers, accountants and tech computer engineers with the most pay are the Tamils, those who came from the Cholas. I've always respected the Tamilian work ethic.
@@Deccan-Times You don't make sense.
tamil is a language not a race or religion. But tamils suffer from some inferiority complex they behave like morons. No other South Indian states behave this ignorantly.
@@uzochiokeke4328 They are a race. At least I treat them as such under my anthropological classification where as a English anthropologist it's literally my goddamn job to classify different cultures, research their dna and ancestry, research literature, history, poetry and etc. It is however true many Tamils are descendants of other Indian races who adopted Tamil culture.
Don't care about these spam bots. And thanks for your appreciation
@@subtohell4427 Your welcome. I just wanted to share my opinion. I think the Tamils help the world. They afterall were the race of people who connected the trade across the Indian ocean,
the name though is ironic, since Tamil merchants were the master of the seas. Never understood why it's not called the Tamilian ocean.
Would be great if you could make a video on the Kalyani Chalukya Empire too. Their Imperial Capital at Kalyani (Basavakalyan) was said to be one of the largest and wealthiest cities in India at the time.
That's a Kannada empire, dude. Not Telugu.
Superb narration of history of Cholas. Thank you. We do not read much South Indian history in Central board schools, which is all about what happened in delhi.
⚜ சோழர் புகழ் பரவட்டும் ⚜
Thank you for bringing awareness on the elangai tamil fight for justice. What happened to tamil people in Sri lanka is not always spoken of. Thank you for the awareness 😊 🙏
What happened?
Thanks again Odd Compass. The animations and music were amazing.
We need this guy to be our educational minister and save our history.
Respect to u bruh
THIS is why the Telugu and Tamil people are essentially linked for generations.. This also shows that if the British had never colonized us, our economy would have easily bounced back. We have always been great maritime traders, and we were very adaptable
Vengi chalukyas are not telugu they are kannadigas ruled telugu land
@@kiran9220 Then all the south States are bound by blood and history
@@kiran9220 what's your problem
@@uk6728 chalukya Kannada empire not telugu
@@kiran9220 lol imperial family is always intermarried with one another to strengthen their kingdom .SO, no one is Pure tamil, telugu, kannadiga, chola or chalukiya ..
So good! I honestly had never even heard of Kulottonga. Odd Compass is always on point, bringing to light lesser-known characters in history to the forefront.
First time hearing a foreigner pronouncing "Odia" correctly, cheers mate!!!
Thank you for creating this sir 🤩❤️❤️love from Tamilnadu
Wow, never would I have thought to know so much about the Cholas, if I hadn't come across it. Tamil history aficionados like me can also read Kalingapatturani/ defeat of Kalinga( it was written during the same duration and celebrates the hard-earned victory upon Kalinga, which was also a powerful kingdom in India at that time, mainly because of maritime trade). Also, a humble request as an Odia, please do a video dedicating to Rashtrakutas of Karnataka, Alupas of Tulu Nadu, Cheras of Kerala and our very own, Gajapati dynasty of Kalinga.
How come Chera be mallus?
@@abi7749 today's Mallus= Children of Old Tamil, not Modern Tamil. There was no Malayalam or Modern Tamil( Kodun Tamizh) then, it was the era of middle Tamil most probably in the chera-chola pandya kingdoms, with Telugu and Kannada speakers as well.
@@infinite5795 Cheras are not Malayalis. Malayalam came after Cheras rule
Cheras were tamil kingdom. They were under Moovendhars(3 kings) that is Chera chola pandyas.
@@infinite5795 modern tamil is still like old tamil bro, literally we can understand 2000 year old poem.Even English would be a bit different in Shakespeare poem that doesn't mean it's different language
Wow.... What a presentation.... This is the history has be thought in India
This is fantastic. Please make separate video for Raja Raja Chola & Rajendra Chola.
Mentioning massacres and "laying waste to land" in such a jovial tone is... quite the choice.
Mentioning conquests in a moderate tone vs this cheery tone really does bring out the horror in these past events.
According to our ICSC, CBSC and State boards, there are no great kingdoms in India except Mogals. Atleast such good RUclips channels showing us our history.
@@Deepak_Dhakad Do you know about Chatrapati Shivaji Maharaj? And his principles of ruling?
@@Deepak_Dhakad ahhh!!! Got it. Your understanding of "great" is wealthy and strength and My understanding is building something which not exist earlier, moral sense like wellbeing of people, keep the state above self intrest.
You are 100 percent right if you measure greatness just by power and money.
@@Deepak_Dhakad do you know about sri krishna deva raya?
But you will learn great English from them, so don't point out.
We need English to work under a white guy in some white country with that you also get some pinch of Christian evangelism with iCsE.
Glad to see your videos again!
the founder of Vishakapattinam is Kulothunga chola. It was tobe named kulothunga pattinam. But the king refused his name for the port city.. Hence instead of his name, his birth nakshatram that is Vishakam was named for the port, which how Vishakapattinam came in to existence.
What I find really impressive is how good your pronunciation is of these difficult to pronounce ancient names. Well done just for that. And of course, the video itself: absolute gold content!!
Really happy to hear our history good work team thank you so much. Karunakara thondaiman was pallava prince. After thier defeat with cholas they served as generals and ministers. You can see that in ps1 too.
The Legendary Chola Empire👑🔥💯
Chalukya the emperor's☀️🗡️🌙🐗 empire 🔥
@@kiran9220 No, he was adopted at chola palace by his grand mother i.e emperor Rajendra Chola's wife and he was legal heir for Chola throne. Once given adoption parents do not have any legal rights.
@@stark2568 That above guy is talking about western chalukyas not eastern chalukyas
@@stark2568 No kulothunga chalukya was invaded chola empire defeated chola clan prince and became king.
@@vasanth2471 both are cousin der paternal linage was kannada
Always high quality content, love your videos
This precisive video you made is top notch. Got to know more about kulotunga chola. Thanks
Thanks!
Much appreciated!
One two punch of raja raja chola and Rajendra chola. Goosebumps.
South Indian history and cultures are so fascinating to me, as a someone who’s not Indian or even South Asian. It’s unfortunate that the “Aryan region” of South Asia tends to get more attention from historians and scholars when the South exists
Aryan region wow bro cool
@@action1093 ?
"Delhi Region", most of India's Historians are of the Marxist sort with a fetish for the Central Asian muslim oppressor dynasties that ruled over the collective north for 1k years, the Southern kingdoms are Hindu so they get ignored
while i appreciate your fascination with South Indian history, you being stuck in the 'Aryan region' time warp is not even amusing
@@jd38021 lol what? I’ve been trying to understand your comment for the past few minutes, and I’m still coming out with nothing
Fun fact : Kulottunga Chola I also Kulottunga means The Exalter of His Race.
Fantastic video and I love it.
Detailed explanation and wonderful information.
Happy Deepavali 🙏🙏🙏❤️❤️❤️❤️
Upvoted. Now I get it to be कुलउत्तुंग (Marathi).
Kul or Kula ( कुळ in Marathi, कुल in Hindi) does not mean race.
Kula is a Sanskrit word that can be translated as “community,” “clan” or “tribe.”
Let’s appreciate the animation and art works too!! Great directions to already great channel
The historical name of the current day VISAKHAPATNAM (VIZAG/WALTAIR) is KULOTTHUNGA CHOLA PATTANAM.
Sir please do vedio one of the strongest empire Hoysalas of dwarasamudra
Which had recaptured talakadu ( gangavadi) from cholas , the only kingdom in south India which was independent and gave stronge resistance against Delhi sultanate's south invasion
🙏🙏
Tunga is still a family name you'll find in Andhra/Vengi territory. That's my half cent's worth contribution..
That's very interesting
@Mailman tunga is the name of a chalukyan river which flows western chalukyas to eastern chalukyas (vengi), they might have probably adopted the name or the Tamil language but geographically it is a Telugu-Kannada name.
Kula - Race. Tunga - Exalt. Kulotunga - One who exalts his race.
@Mailman oh, didn't know.
@Mailman I think there will be some marriage relationship between cholas and srilanka, so only their descendents using that name. I know about pandyas and cheras relationship with srilanka but never heard about cholas relationship with srilanka.
As a descendant of kalyani Chalukyas (western region Chalukyas), I was never a big fan of Chola empire. But more I learn about their history, I have to say they had some admirable individuals with achievements that shaped the world we live in today.
Every empire has some idiots and great kings
How do you know came to the point that you are a descendant of western Chalukyas? 1000 years passed more or less everyone have atleast a trace of w. Chalukyan gene, anyone can claim that he/she is a descendant of so and so kingdom.... Enjoy history not myths
@@riddhimansen666 wtf....that is absolutely a rubbish thing to say. What the heck do you mean by w. Chalukya gene even? How is him being a descendant of the Kalyani chalukyas a myth? Many people can trace their bloodline to ancient ruling clans of India given they know the caste backgrounds to which said royals belonged to.
@@stormshadow5283 what a boomer in 21st century, stop tracing your bloodline, and start treating people equally 🤧
@@muraliyuvaraj4334 being proud of your bloodline doesn't mean you must treat other disrespectfully. We are the inheritors of a proud heritage. You stop behaving like a cringe maggot.
I had seen your Videos on Cholas which are very interesting. Cholas were indeed imperial and at the same time progressive as they thought about maritime prospects which none of the Indian Kings had thought. Tamil history talks much about Raja Raja Chola and Rajendra Chola and of course about Kulotunga Chola also. But they are not much popular/publiscied. It's believed that Kulotunga directly involved in the second conquest of Kedah after his grand uncle Rajendra Chola. Your Video on Kulothunga is interesting because it explains in detail about the wars Kulothunga had fought. In Tamil Nadu it is very often said that Kulotunga was brought from Chalukya Country to rule. It is also interesting that his mother was from Vengi Country which was ruled by earlier Cholas - the descendant of Karikala Cholan around 1Century CE. Also it is interesting to note that Vikramaditya who is considered a great Conqueror was subdued by Kulothunga. If your videos are based on references of rock edicts or some travel notes, it would be authentic. 👏👏
"It is also interesting that his mother was from Vengi Country" not mother, The father(Raja Raja Narendra, on whom my city is named Rajamahendravaram) is from vengi who married the chola princess.
@@Sai_2346 Rajamahendravaram? The name is the same till today or changed? Or is it the present day Rajamundry?
@@anandchandran298 present day rajamahendravaram (previously rajahmundry)
kalingathuparani is famous. it talks about his invasion of Kalinga with his general karunagara thondaiman.
Amazing video. But you missed an important person and dynasty who were inbetween Chalukyas and Cholas, Hoysala Vishnuvardhana.
I enjoyed PS 1 too. I always stunned by your videos and knowledge. Thank you
Sri Lanka was saved by King Vijayabahu The Great from Cholas. One of greatest Kings of Sri Lanka 👑❤️
Yeah
damn dude your production quality has shot up! kudos!
How do you know so much about Indian history with such clarity. Growing up as a student I had never got so much clarity. I am Indian.
What is even more remarkable is the fact that he was described by the Chinese and his court poet as the king of both the Chola Empire and Srivijaya. So as a grandson of Rajendra Chola the Great he maintained the control over large parts of Southeast Asia.
Please add Thiruneer to Cholas anime. They are devout Saivites.
Excellent video as usual. Seems Kulothunga is the ‘Aurelian’ for Cholas!
I thought only few our telugu people have this foreign fetish like calling Telugu "Italian of the east" but seems like even few Tamils have it as well..
@@Sai_2346 not any italian, it was romans....
if you dont know , current world order and american empire entirely based on roman empire ...
@@udhayakumarMN bruh... learn to read. Telugus call their language Italian of the east as they are the only two languages in which every word end with a vowel. I was referring to that.
@@Sai_2346 you should have mentioned
*foreign language fetish
I assumed you talk about history ...
@@udhayakumarMN Aurelian is not a language, a person. It was to draw parallels of fetishism of representing local elements with foreign symbolism. Please try to comprehend the information in its full length and depth.
Would ❤️ an Video on Immadi Pulikeshi !
This is now my favourite channel ❤
Your pronounciation of Indian names is on point!
A lot of Tamilians in the comments fighting/crying over Kulottunga not being Telugu. Keyboard warriors. The tomb of Rajendra Chola The Great remains in a dilapidated condition, first go and reclaim that.
A lot ?
Only 3
But your telugus & kannadigays are crying kindly check 😊
@@theicon2132 You missed the point of my comment.
is it possible to make a video based on PS1, Pandyas and Vel Pari (Who was the only king who was feared by the three crowned kingdomes : Pandyas, Cholas and Cheras ) ? These videos will be appreciated by one and all. thanks.
Bro. It's a fictional story. Don't confuse with real history.
@@NaveenKumar-gn5si Pari was actually feared and is exalted among various tamil classics before the fictional novel
Vel pari did exist,but the book about him is fictional.